Composition of Head-Quarters 54 The General Staff 57 The Adjutant-General’s Branch 59 The Quarter-Master-General’s Branch 59 Staff of Subordinate Commands 60 Importance of the Staff 60 Number of Officers allotted to the Staff 61 CHAPTER VII WAR ESTABLISHMENTS Their Object and Utility 62 States and Returns 65 Reinforcements 66 Evils of Improvised Organizations 68 Importance of Preserving Original Organization 69 The _Ordre de Bataille_ 71 Importance of keeping it Secret 72 Consequent drawbacks of Symmetry in Organization 72 PART II _BRITISH WAR ORGANIZATION_ CHAPTER VIII THE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE Its Composition 78 Composition of Subordinate Commands 80 Strength of the Sub-Commands, and of Whole Force 83 Strength of Units of each Arm 85 Composition of their Head-Quarters 86 CHAPTER IX THE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE (_continued_) ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES Their Directors 88 Organization of the Lines of Communication 90 The Main Services, having Units with the Fighting Troops 92 1. Service of Inter-communication 92 2. Transport 97 3. Supply 101 4. The Medical Services 106 CHAPTER X THE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE (_continued_) SERVICES ON THE LINES OF COMMUNICATION